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| Elke Sommer and Telly Savalas in Lisa and the Devil. UK Blu-ray/DVD Special Edition. |
Lisa seeks a new life but finds only death in this gorgeous early 70's aperitif of fear from the God-Father of Italian Giallo Horror, Mario Bava no less, who was and still is one of Dario Argento's inspire's of film-making.
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| L-R Elke Sommer, Telly Savalas and Alida Valli in Lisa and the Devil. UK Blu-ray/DVD Special Edition. |
Lisa (Elke Sommer) - an American tourist travelling in Spain - loses her tour party and seeks refuge in the tumbledown mansion of a blind countess after being guided there by the distinctly satanic butler of the house, Leandro (Telly Savalas – Horror Express, Kojak, Faceless).
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| Alessio Orano and Elke Sommer in Lisa and the Devil. UK Blu-ray/DVD Special Edition. |
The Son of the Countess notices Lisa’s striking resemblance to his dead lover, and pursues her as a night of murder, strange eroticism and dark hallucinations begins.
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| Elke Sommer in Lisa and the Devil. UK Blu-ray/DVD Special Edition. |
Re-cut in the US to cash in on the popularity of William Friedkin’s The Exorcist and released as The House of Exorcism (included in this special edition) the original Lisa and the Devilis Bava at his abstract and delirious best, delivering a 70s horror classic and a masterclass in cinema as feverish nightmare.
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| Telly Savalas in Lisa and the Devil. UK Blu-ray/DVD Special Edition. |
High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) and Standard Definition DVD presentation of both versions of the film: Lisa and the Devil and The House of Exorcism producer’s cut.
Optional English and Italian audio on Lisa and the DevilEnglish SDH subtitles on both features and a new English subtitle translation of the Italian Audio of Lisa and The Devil.
Audio Commentary on Lisa and The Devil by Bava biographer and expert Tim Lucas.
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| Sylva Koscina in Lisa and the Devil. UK Blu-ray/DV |
Audio Commentary on The House of Exorcism by producer Alfredo Leone and star Elke Sommer.
Introductions to both films by author and critic Alan Jones.
The Exorcism of Lisa – Assistant Director Lamberto Bava, screenwriter Roberto Natale, Roy Bava and Alberto Pezzotta discuss the making of both versions of the film.
Deleted Scene.
Original trailers.
Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Graham Humphreys.
Collector’s booklet featuring new writing on the film by critic and author Stephen Thrower, an interview with Bava from 1976, translated from the original Italian for the first time, illustrated with original stills and archive posters.
The Exorcism of Lisa – Assistant Director Lamberto Bava, screenwriter Roberto Natale, Roy Bava and Alberto Pezzotta discuss the making of both versions of the film.
Deleted Scene.
Original trailers.
Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Graham Humphreys.
Collector’s booklet featuring new writing on the film by critic and author Stephen Thrower, an interview with Bava from 1976, translated from the original Italian for the first time, illustrated with original stills and archive posters.
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